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Although we usually complain that apps on Windows Phone, along with being fewer, are also updated infrequently, in recent days we have had the privilege of receiving several important updates in some of the most used applications of the platform, such as WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and Shazam

As always, these updates should install automatically if we have the apps on our phone, but if we're really impatient we can force the process by going to the app's page in the Windows Phone Store.

Whatever the case, many may wonder what's new included in these new versions. We review them below.

• Our favorite Instagram client, 6tag, is updated for the second time this week, reaching version 4.1 and significantly improving the quality of uploaded images. The interface is also improved, which is now better suited to phones with large screens (phablets) like the Lumia 1520, 1320, and 640 XL. (6tag in the Windows Phone Store).

• And while with Instagram we have to rely on third-party clients, with Vine it looks like we won't have to, as your app official gets an update that brings it almost on par with Android and iOS clients. It is now possible to create a vine by choosing videos from the camera roll (before we were forced to record the video instantly, from the same application), it is also added support for sending private vines to friends, the Social Activity tab is modernized, and new options are incorporated to customize our profile.(I came from the Windows Phone Store).

• Although we have song recognition on Windows Phone thanks to Bing Music/Cortana, those who prefer Shazam will appreciate that this app is upgrade to version 4.2, improving its Xbox Music integration This allows us to preview songs Shazam finds, directly from the Xbox Music Store. And in case we have a Music Pass, it should be possible to listen to the complete songs via streaming. Music recommendations are also incorporated. (Shazam in the Windows Phone Store).

• Two of the most popular messaging applications, Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp, receive minor updates that fix bugs and improve performance of this. (WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger in the Windows Phone Store).

• Skype Qik, Microsoft's video messaging app, incorporates a series of visual effects that we can apply to our video messages (Skype Qik in the Windows Phone Store).

• Finally, Aeries, which is one of the best alternative clients for Twitter on Windows Phone, gets a major update which fixes a lot of the small but annoying bugs that were messing up your experience a bit until now. Its performance is also significantly improved, and changes are made to the back-end that, according to its creator, will pave the way for further improvements in the future. (Aeries in the Windows Phone Store).